happiness

As a Life & Success Coach I must admit that I was confronted when asked if I’d ever consider coaching inside of a group setting. The idea of having people be vulnerable with me alone can be confronting to a client…and now having to do that with other strangers — well, get out of here! But once I got clear on how group coaching can provide an extra layer of support to each individual in the group, well, that’s when everything changed for me and for my clients!

Imagine your mother’s homemade cookies, or the fresh sea air when you wake up in the morning and head to the beach. The subtle hint of perfume on your partner’s neck as you lean in to kiss them, or maybe coffee brewing in the morning. We didn’t describe how any of these things smell, and yet your mind instantly supplied you with a memory, didn’t it? Scents are a powerful thing, and science shows us that they leave a deep impact on us and can trigger happy memories if we only get a little whiff of something we smelled in the past.
But how else can fragrances influence us and how can you use them to bring more good energy and positivity into your home? If you want to find out, then just read on.
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In a sea of self-help articles and books that you can find online or at the bookstores, not even one deals with the happiness of the elderly.

This is rather interesting and bizarre – they are the ones who got through life without even one blog post or a newspaper article on how to be happy, yet here they are, alive, and ready to find happiness in the final chapter of their lives.

Happiness. We all strive to achieve it, (choose happiness) yet this elusive notion that has been the stuff of countless research papers and online tutorials always seems to require a unique approach from every individual. And while there are habits psychologists have linked with happiness that you should introduce into your daily life, the question of how to create a positive living environment and imbue your home with lifelong happiness still stands unanswered.